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This news service contains Japan-related HR news that matter in a nutshell. Guaranteed less than 50 words linked back to its original news source. Great for busy HR pros like you!

  • Getting a Global Mindset - Japan Employers Need to Think like the Employees They Want to Attract

    13 Aug 2012 12:01 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Tokyo, Aug 13, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - If employers want to recruit candidates with a global mindset in a bid to keep up with the global marketplace they need to think that way themselves, according to Hays Specialist Recruitment Japan KK ("Hays Japan").

    Source: http://www.japancorp.net/

  • Japan: New Reporting Requirements for Stock-Based Compensation Offered by Foreign Employers: Nair & Co.

    08 Aug 2012 12:08 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Japan tax authorities recently announced new reporting requirements for foreign stock-based compensation received by resident employees and directors of certain entities in Japan.

    Source: http://finance.yahoo.com/

  • Hays Japan Survey Shows 62% of Active Job Seekers Change Their Social Media Habits

    05 Aug 2012 12:24 | JHRS (Administrator)
    According to a recent Japan survey by Hays Specialist Recruitment Japan KK ("Hays"), 62% of those actively looking for a job in Japan alter their use of digital and interactive media, due to concerns that potential employers will judge them based on their online profile.

    Source: http://au.finance.yahoo.com/

  • Doctors: Japan nuclear plant workers face stigma

    05 Aug 2012 11:50 | JHRS (Administrator)
    A growing number of Japanese workers who are risking their health to shut down the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant are suffering from depression, anxiety about the future and a loss of motivation, say two doctors who visit them regularly.

    Source: http://news.yahoo.com/

  • Japan’s Lower House Passes Bill to Let Workers Stay on to 65

    03 Aug 2012 11:55 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Japan’s lower house of parliament approved legislation that would give private-sector workers the right to remain in their jobs until they are 65 years old rather than 60 as the nation struggles with welfare costs.

    Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/

  • Japan's Sharp to cut 5,000 jobs by March

    02 Aug 2012 12:00 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Japan's Sharp said Thursday it will cut 5,000 jobs by March as it reported a quarterly loss and said it would remain in the red for the rest of the year amid losses at its struggling TV business.

    Source: http://news.yahoo.com/

  • Japan's jobless rate falls

    31 Jul 2012 11:25 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Japan's unemployment rate fell to a seasonally adjusted 4.3 percent in June from 4.4 percent in May for the second straight month, according to data released by the ministry of internal affairs and communications Tuesday.

    Source: http://in.news.yahoo.com/

  • More elderly in Japan willing to work: report

    24 Jul 2012 12:17 | JHRS (Administrator)
    According to a Japanese Government White Paper on Elderly Society, more elderly in Japan want to work. And yet the employment rate for those in their 60s who are interested to work is less than 40 per cent. With the national deficit continuing to grow, the fact that more senior citizens are willing to work instead of relying on pensions must be good news.

    Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/

  • Sharp to cut jobs; report net loss: Nikkei

    23 Jul 2012 12:24 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Japan's Sharp Corp is expected to report a group net loss of about 100 billion yen ($1.28 billion) for the April-June quarter as its LCD panel and solar panel businesses continue to decline, the Nikkei business daily said.

    Source: http://news.yahoo.com/

  • Flexibility key to landing jobs, says Google exec

    22 Jul 2012 12:22 | JHRS (Administrator)
    Surviving in today's world requires the ability to adjust to changing situations, including in the employment environment, because nobody can predict the future, Google Japan Inc.'s head of talent acquisition said Saturday.

    Source: http://www.japantimes.co.jp

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